Lid support



L. J. BANKS.

LID SUPPORT, APPLICATION FILED APR. 12' 1922.

Patented 0st. 31, 11922.

1 To all whom 2'25 may concern first, Kill, T921251,

V i learner I I JESLIE J. BANKEJ, OFEAST NORWALEK, CONNECTICUT,

m surronitr. i l

Application sieaa rn is, 1922. 1 Serial $0,551,901.

Be it known that I, Tina-min all. BANKS, a c tizen of the United States, residingat East Norwallc, 1n the county ofFairfield and State Oi Connecticut, have invented certain new and usetul Improvements in Lid Sup ports, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in lid supports and has for its main object to I provide an automatic guide for the support,

operating to conduct the latter during the opening or closing o'l the 11d ofa cahlnet,

chest, box, 'or theXlike, provided with a hinged lid. l

Another object of the present invention is to provide a support or stay that will hold the lid firmly in open position, but which requireson ly aslight additional raising or the lid from said position to operate the guide and permit the closing of the lid.

"lntheaccompanying drawing one emhodiment of the invention is illustrated, and

Figure 1 shows a fragmentary elevation and part section of a cabinet with its lid liig. 2 is a perspective view of the details coi'istituting part of the invention;

i Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the device with the lid partly open, and

Fig. 4- is a similar view showing the position of the device with the lidpartly closed.

1 In the drawing reference numeral 10 represents the top part of the box or cabinet with a lid 11 hinged, as at 12. A stay-rod 13 preferably made of flat metallic band, is

i PlVOlled, as at 14:, on a bracket 15 secured by means of screws, rivets or the like on the inside ot the lid. At the free end of the stay-rod 13 is rigidly secured a stud 16 pointing outwardlyas regards the cabinet and the stay-rod 13 runs through a plate 17 provided with a longitudinal slot 1.8:tor this purpose.

, '.l.l1is slate is secured b means of screws or 4W l in such a manner, that the bearing is concealed both from the inside and the outside lid.

of the cabinet. This hearing 20 has a aw portion 22 which is notched, as at 23, to provide a seat for the "stud 16 on the guide rod 13, when the lid is open and in 0 this manner supporting the weight of the lid at the bottom of the notch. The jaw 32 doe-snot reach allthe way up to-the plate 17, but is spacedtherefrom so as to provide an entrance and exit for the stud 16 to and from the notch The jaw 22 has a circular up per trontedge and a pivot pin 24: is located jcentrally} as regards this edge. This pivot pin projects on both sides of the bearing 20 and the inner end thereof forms a. guide upon which the lower edge of the stay-rod 13rides during the opening or closing of the The relative position of the parts such. that the outer side of the stay-rod 13 lies fiat against the inner side of the hearing 20, while the stud16 projects across the front edge 25 of the jaw 22 on the bearing.

Upon the outwardly directed end of the pivot pin 2% is: hung a dog 26 havinga comparatively short head portion 27 and a rein forced lowerportion 28 for the purpose of j p suspending the dog 26 in approximately perpendicular direction from the pivot pin 24-. The dog is preferably made out of thin Slllifit lllQlJELl and lies flat against the outer side ol'the hearing 20 and is able to swing easilyupon tlie pin when actuated by the stud 16 at the lower end of the stay-rod 18. The head 27 of the dog has a forwardly projecting nose 29 from which a lip 30 extends sideways and outwardly from the dog in such. a manner that the lip is situated in the path of the stud 16 when the latter is travelling in upward direction. In this lip is formed a channel 31 slightly wider than the diameter of the stud 16 providing a passage for the stud, when the lid is going to be closed.

The operation of the device is as follows:

When the lid is going to he raised, the for ward. side thereof is lilited bringing the stay rod 13 with it when the lower edge 32 of the latter will slide upon the pivot pin 24, as seen in Fig. 3. While the lid is closed and during the opening operation the dog 26 takes the upright position shown in Fig. 3, that is to say, the lip 30 stands out over the circular edge 25 of the jaw 22. When subsequently the stud 16 contacts with the lip 30 the latter swings concentrically with the edge 25 around its pivot 24, while the stud 16 follows the edge 25 until it arrives above the notch. 23 pushing the lip 30 with it. The lip and the stud 16 remain 1n contact during this time and when the stud 16 finally strikes the underside of the plate 17 at the right angular corner 33 formed therewith by the bearing 20, the lid can be raised no further and when released it will move slightly downwards until the stud l6 rests in the bottom of the notch 23. The lid is now held in open position, as best seen in Fig. 1 with the head 27 of the dog 26 held back by the stud, as indicated in dotted lines.

In order to again close the lid the latter is slightly raised, when the stud 16 will again move upward until it strikes the bottom face of the plate 17, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 4, but at this time it will pass through. the channel 3]. which is partly open to the rear, as at'3 l, thereby permitting the dog to swing into its upright position. As the radius of the curvature of the head 27 forming an arched top 35 is greater than the radius of the edge 25 of the jaw 22, this top 35 will now guide the stud 16 out of the notch 23, while the dog 26 is tilted forward, as seen in Fig. 4, so that the stay-rod. 13 will be free to pass downwardly and the lid can be closed.

Having thus described the What is claimed as new is:

1. A lid support for a cabinet comprising a stay-rod, pivotally suspended from said lid, a stud on said stay-rod, a bearing on the cabinet for said stud provided with an open jaw and with a circular front face, a pivot centrally located as regards said circular face, said pivot adapted to conduct said stud into engagement with said circular invention,

face and the latter adapted subsequently to during the lid, a stud on said stay-rod, a bearing on the I cabinet for said stud provided with an open jaw and with a circular front face, a pivot centrally located as regards said circular face, a dog suspended from said pivot, and provided with an arcuate head of greater radius than said front face, a lip on the head situated in the upward path of said stud, said lip having a rearuuu'dly open channel adapted to conduct said stud out of said jaw into engagement with said nri-ual'e head during the closing operation of the lid.

3. A lid support for a cabinet comprising a stay-rod pivot-ally suspended from said lid, a stud on said stay-rod, a bearing on lhc cabinet for said stud provided with an open jaw and with a circular front face. a pivot centrally located as regards said circular face, a dog suspended from said pivot and provided with an arcuate head of greater radius than said front face, a lip on the head situated in the upward path oil said stud, said lip having a rearwardly open channel adapted to conduct said stud out of said jaw into engagement with said arcunte head during the closing operation of the lid. said pivot adapted to conduct said stud into engagement with said circular face and the latter adapted subsequently to guide said stud into said jaw during the opening action of said lid.

In testimony whereof I aillix iny signature.

LESLIE J. BANKS. 

